tarawçu
/tarawtʃu/ · plural tarawçula
1. carder, wool comber
- jün tarawçu — a wool carder
- tarawçu qatın — the woman who cards wool
- tarawçula işleydile — the carders are at work
2. carding machine, carding tool — Also used before another noun to mean 'for carding', as in tarawçu maşina 'carding machine'.
- tarawçu maşina — a carding machine
- jaŋı tarawçu — a new carding machine
- tarawçu işleydi — the carding machine is running
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarawçuthe carder | tarawçummy carder | tarawçuŋyour carder | tarawçusuhis carder | tarawçubuzour carder | tarawçuğuzyou all's carder | tarawçularıtheir carders |
| Genitive | tarawçunuthe carder's | tarawçumumy carder's | tarawçuŋuyour carder's | tarawçusunuhis carder's | tarawçubuznuour carder's | tarawçuğuznuyou all's carder's | tarawçularınıtheir carders' |
| Accusative | tarawçunuthe carder (as the object) | tarawçumumy carder (as the object) | tarawçuŋuyour carder (as the object) | tarawçusunhis carder (as the object) | tarawçubuznuour carder (as the object) | tarawçuğuznuyou all's carder (as the object) | tarawçularıntheir carders (as the object) |
| Dative | tarawçuğato the carder | tarawçumato my carder | tarawçuŋato your carder | tarawçusunato his carder | tarawçubuzğato our carder | tarawçuğuzğato you all's carder | tarawçularınato their carders |
| Locative | tarawçudain / at the carder | tarawçumdain / at my carder | tarawçuŋdain / at your carder | tarawçusundain / at his carder | tarawçubuzdain / at our carder | tarawçuğuzdain / at you all's carder | tarawçularındain / at their carders |
| Ablative | tarawçudanfrom the carder | tarawçumdanfrom my carder | tarawçuŋdanfrom your carder | tarawçusundanfrom his carder | tarawçubuzdanfrom our carder | tarawçuğuzdanfrom you all's carder | tarawçularındanfrom their carders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarawçulathe carders | tarawçularımmy carders | tarawçularıŋyour carders | tarawçularıhis carders | tarawçularıbızour carders | tarawçularığızyou all's carders | tarawçularıtheir carders |
| Genitive | tarawçulanıthe carders' | tarawçularımımy carders' | tarawçularıŋıyour carders' | tarawçularınıhis carders' | tarawçularıbıznıour carders' | tarawçularığıznıyou all's carders' | tarawçularınıtheir carders' |
| Accusative | tarawçulanıthe carders (as the object) | tarawçularımımy carders (as the object) | tarawçularıŋıyour carders (as the object) | tarawçularınhis carders (as the object) | tarawçularıbıznıour carders (as the object) | tarawçularığıznıyou all's carders (as the object) | tarawçularıntheir carders (as the object) |
| Dative | tarawçulağato the carders | tarawçularımato my carders | tarawçularıŋato your carders | tarawçularınato his carders | tarawçularıbızğato our carders | tarawçularığızğato you all's carders | tarawçularınato their carders |
| Locative | tarawçuladain / at the carders | tarawçularımdain / at my carders | tarawçularıŋdain / at your carders | tarawçularındain / at his carders | tarawçularıbızdain / at our carders | tarawçularığızdain / at you all's carders | tarawçularındain / at their carders |
| Ablative | tarawçuladanfrom the carders | tarawçularımdanfrom my carders | tarawçularıŋdanfrom your carders | tarawçularındanfrom his carders | tarawçularıbızdanfrom our carders | tarawçularığızdanfrom you all's carders | tarawçularındanfrom their carders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tarawçuları can mean "his / her carders", "their carder", or "their carders" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarawçunuquthe carder's one | tarawçunuqulathe carder's ones | tarawçulanıqıthe carders' one | tarawçulanıqılathe carders' ones |
| Genitive | tarawçunuqunuof the carder's one | tarawçunuqulanıof the carder's ones | tarawçulanıqınıof the carders' one | tarawçulanıqılanıof the carders' ones |
| Accusative | tarawçunuqunthe carder's one (as the object) | tarawçunuqulanıthe carder's ones (as the object) | tarawçulanıqınthe carders' one (as the object) | tarawçulanıqılanıthe carders' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tarawçunuqunato the carder's one | tarawçunuqulağato the carder's ones | tarawçulanıqınato the carders' one | tarawçulanıqılağato the carders' ones |
| Locative | tarawçunuqundain / at the carder's one | tarawçunuquladain / at the carder's ones | tarawçulanıqındain / at the carders' one | tarawçulanıqıladain / at the carders' ones |
| Ablative | tarawçunuqundanfrom the carder's one | tarawçunuquladanfrom the carder's ones | tarawçulanıqındanfrom the carders' one | tarawçulanıqıladanfrom the carders' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.